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February 20, 2020 | Freight

Rail freight through Port of Hamburg jumps 10%

RAIL freight passing through the Port of Hamburg jumped 10.4% to 2.7 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in 2019, a new record for the port.

February 13, 2020 | Light Rail

Frankfurt’s Regionaltangente West tram-train scheme makes progress

FOLLOWING approval of the investment case and a decision to proceed with construction by Frankfurt am Main transit authority planning company RTW in late November, work is now underway to obtain planning permission for the new Regionaltangente West tram-train network with the aim of starting operation in 2026.

February 11, 2020 | Europe

Storm force winds disrupt railways across Europe

RAIL services in Britain and Ireland were disrupted by storm force winds of up to 156km/h on February 9 and 10 as Storm Ciara, the worst in seven years, battered the two countries. The intense low-pressure system crossed the Atlantic from the Gulf of Mexico and continued past the British Isles to northwestern Europe where German forecasters named it Storm Sabine.

February 10, 2020 | Fleet

Wabtec breaks ground on Bochum brake facility

WABTEC held a ground breaking ceremony for a new 20,000m2 factory in Bochum, Germany, on February 7 where it will develop and manufacture brakes, and maintain brakes and couplers.

February 7, 2020 | News

DB presents refurbished former Westbahn EMU

GERMAN Rail (DB) presented the first of 17 refurbished former Westbahn Stadler Kiss double-deck EMUs at Berlin Main Station on February 6 ahead of the introduction of nine trains on the Rostock - Berlin - Dresden inter-city route on March 8.

February 7, 2020 | Infrastructure

Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link rail consultancy contract awarded

DANISH planning company Femern has appointed SNC Lavalin subsidiary Atkins to provide consultancy services for the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link railway that will run through the 18km Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Denmark and Germany. The contract will run for eight years, and includes an option for an extension.

February 3, 2020 | Freight

DB receives 11,000 applications for 30 trainee driver roles from Spain

GERMAN Rail (DB) has welcomed 30 new trainee drivers from Spain, after running a successful campaign to attract new drivers from outside the country that saw 11,000 Spanish applicants apply for 30 advertised positions.

January 31, 2020 | Fleet

DB suspends delivery of IC2 trains from Bombardier

GERMAN Rail (DB) subsidiary DB Long Distance has stopped acceptance of the remaining 25 IC2 double-deck push-pull trains on order from Bombardier following a series of high-profile failures in recent weeks.

January 30, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Regensburg plans regional S-Bahn network

THE Bavarian Transport Ministry has announced plans to create a ‘Regio S-Bahn’ network serving the greater Regensburg area, which is home to around 1.3 million people.

January 30, 2020 | Financial

DB confirms record €12.2bn rail infrastructure investment in 2020

GERMAN Rail (DB) is set to invest €12.2bn in railway infrastructure in 2020, a €1.5bn increase compared with 2019, as the new 10-year LuFV III government funding agreement takes hold.

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